Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives, conducting business at the 2022 AFN Convention. Kitka has worked in various capacities at AFN since 1981 and has developed a reputation for ...

The Alaska Federation of Natives convention kicked off in Anchorage on Thursday. Former AFN president Julie Kitka, who retired last month after more than 30 years heading the organization, delivered ...

For the singers of Kitka, the music of Ukraine isn't new. The Bay Area's nine-woman vocal ensemble has been steeped in the country's musical traditions for years. But that music has taken on special ...

For more than two decades, Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble's annual Wintersongs concerts have explored songs from across Eastern Europe that summon the return of light and hope in times of difficulty and ...

For four decades, the Oakland ensemble Kitka has sung intricate harmonies from Eastern Europe. Members Shira Cion and Kelly Atkins talk about the group's new album, Evening Star. The daylight is ...

Any political movement looking to make a lasting impact needs a soundtrack, a body of songs to inspire solidarity and a sense of mission. On Jan. 18, the second anniversary of the women’s marches that ...

The women of the Oakland-based women’s choral group KITKA (which means “bouquet” in Bulgarian and Macedonian) manage to stand out in the diverse Bay Area choral scene because they offer something ...

For thirty years, the all-female vocal group Kitka has performed music rooted in Eastern European musical traditions. In a recent trip to rural Ukraine, they studied Slavic folk songs that previously ...